Black Bart has been ouchy since the second day he got here, so I had my vet come check him this afternoon. He was not sedated for the checkup. http://picasaweb.google.com/windgait/BlackBartAndDrPatrickSustar?authkey=vOT0e_EmlRw
He thinks it may have been a combination of things, but no sign of any current/recent laminitis, which was my big fear. We'll keep watch on him, of course. He has been standing in a 10x10 stall for 9 weeks, and prior to that, he lived on sand. Our soil is harder than sand, and his paddock, while not rocky, does have some small "pit gravel" in it. Hopefully, he was just sore from the 8 hour trailer ride, and maybe tenderfooted from lack of exercise and from standing on soft footing while recuperating. Prior to today, Bart had never had a leadline attached to his halter. Karen Thomas, NC
